kstevens's recommendations & comments
kstevens's recommendation of a good reading group book is:
The Rain Before It Falls
kstevens's comments are:
Bethan Roberts’ beautifully realised second novel - set in a bohemian enclave in 1930s Sussex is loosely based on the real life one set up by Peggy Guggenheim – does indeed tackle big themes: class and sexism for starters…
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Bethan Roberts is so skilled at subtly capturing the atmosphere belonging to the period in which this novel is set. It's themes are handled with subtlety and humour. A lovely read!
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In Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction you will meet lovers, would-be lovers and lovers gone wrong. You will discover modern life laid bare and the literature of the past re-imagined. You will travel from the Brighton seafront to the Nova Scotia coast. You will be in Ikea one minute and in the Hayward Gallery the next…
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A very moving collection of stories that say something important about contemporary life and relationships. A wonderful read.
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